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♂ Kurt Gesell
aliasKurt Gesell
Record
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German-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 1 1 2
Birth 8 July 1941
Age 82 years + 10 months
First mandate 20 March 1989 → 35 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 47 years + 8 months
 
Mandate ended 30 years + 11 months ago (14 June 1993)
Special notes
None
 
Kurt Gesell (1941– )
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Alberta — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Alberta 4 2 25 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Muriel Abdurahman  f 
 
 
Eligible: 17,175 Votes: 10,766 Participation: 62.68% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Alberta
20 March 1989
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12652(F) — 26 Oct 2023 08:09 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
47
PC
 1/3 3,717 34.56% +184 Loser:
LIB
 3,533 32.85% Stephen Lindop
After his election:
3 May 1993 51
PC
 →
IND
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 4 years 2 months 25 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 21,510 Votes: 13,390 Participation: 62.25% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
23		 Alberta
15 June 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12569(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
51
IND
 4/4 872 6.52% -4,740 Winner:
LIB
 5,612 41.97% Muriel R. Abdurahman

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Kurt Gesell		  4 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Kurt Gesell		  4 May 2024

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Rev.:  4 May 2024 15:03 (but data presented dynamically)

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